lentivirus: Meaning and Definition of

len•ti•vi•rus

Pronunciation: (len'tu-vī"rus), [key]
— pl. -rus•es.
  1. any slow virus of the genus Lentivirus, of the retrovirus family, causing brain disease in sheep and other animals.
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